Knowing is half the battle...
A world without bankers and soldiers and hurt feelings would be a utopian ideal wouldn't it? :wry:
I'll work on a future post about financial algorithms, derivatives, and the approximately 600 trillion USD derivatives market. By the way, for comparison, the World's combined GDP is estimated to be in excess of 41 trillion USD.
GI Joe
I don't think it's as bad as all that...
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Originally Posted by
Bill Moore
The silver lining perhaps is that information technology may enable democracy to actually work and effectively challenge corporate power plays in a way that will allow capitalism to work the way it was intended to work.
but I do admire your optimism... ;)
True and everyone has their own amplitude comfort level.
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Originally Posted by
motorfirebox
It's a matter of degrees.
That said, comfort level and ability to affect that amplitude are two very different things. That socio-political amplitude is dependent on too many factors to be easily manipulated by anyone, any group or pretty much anything -- it is what it is...
Note the existence, try to discern the amplitude and direction to plan a bit but above all emulate Bobby McFerrin. ;)